Trying to find information on ancestors, Adkins from Whitley, Father was James M. Adkins, mother was Cynthia Anne Gatliff, my grandfather was Edward J. Adkins or Joseph E. Adkins, he married Laura E. King and they moved to Oklahoma City abt 1912. James and Cynthia, plus at least one other son, John moved with them. Help!!
I realized I should not have put all that info under James Riley Adkins and I apologize for that, but I fixed his old post, so it’s all good.
Now in response to your question: There are a lot of mistakes on this Whitley County, Kentucky Adkins Family tree. I have another Adkins’ from Whitley and I know they do swing hard off my tree, but can’t find a common link until you get way up there. When you see those given family names, you know they are our Adkins. This may start another family feud, but…
What I have is:
1). James Morgan Adkins son of Lewis Adkins and Mary “Polly Ann” McCarty. Lewis was the son of Jeremiah and Valentine “Vally” Bolin Adkins. Jeremiah was the son of Thomas and Ruthy Lynch . Thomas was the son of Benjamin Adkins and Eve UNK. You’ll have to duke it out with them, for the rest of it.
James Morgan Adkins
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1849
Whitley, Kentucky
Death: 1 Jan 1929
Whitley, Kentucky
Father
Lewis Adkins
Mother
Mary “Polly Ann” McCarty
Now some people have him married to the Mary Jane McCarty that was 20 years younger than his own mother of the same name. They married on 20 Jul 1871 in Whitley. Others have him married to Mary Adkins, but she was a McCarty. Many Adkins and McCarty’s intermarried.
2) James M Adkins son of Elizah or Elijah F Adkins 1821-1880 son of Jeremiah and Valentine Bolin and his wife Perlina McCarty [Pevandry] Adkins 1822-1858 married to Cynthia Ann Gatliff in 1847-1856 but she is very much alive and well in 1900. They married about 1868 according to the families, but the only marriage I found for Cynthia Ann Gatliff was to a Thomas Joseph Curd. * The “F” in Elijah F most likely stands for “Farmer” – not proven.
3) James M Adkins son of David Adkins (s/o David and Jemima)
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about James Adkins
Name: James Adkins
Death Date: 6 Aug 1854
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1815
Birth Location: Whitley
Father’s Name: David Adkin
Mother’s Name: Susan Adkin
4) James M Adkins son of Talbot Adkins – you may need to check on that one if you get a chance. I know this just leaves you with more questions than answers.
As usual, none of them can agree on where they go. But all seem to trace their roots back to Benjamin & Eve Adkins from South Carolina. His son Thomas Adkins married Ruthy Lynch and Elizabeth Creed. After looking at the names of his children I really do disagree. But I’m not tracking them – so more research will need to be done. If I were you, I would ask a male heir from that lineage with unbroken DNA to verify from whence they have came. This is really bad since everyone has tied him to James M or A James W Adkins of same age that married a Mary McCarty. Oh well, 1st cousins – maybe.
I will add that they may have used the Virginian method to remember their forefathers: Using anywhere from 5 to 8 given names in a row, to remember lineage. Now as to why they all were James M Adkins??? You’ll need to find out who “Morgan” was. I didn’t see a Morgan family or Morgan Adkins as a forefather listed anywhere, but we shouldn’t rule that out.
In 1810 there are no “Adkins” listed in Whitley but by 1820 David Adkin, Jeramiah Adkin and Talbot Adkin. Most Adkins in Whitley went by Adkin. Thomas is the only Adkins using the “s” to Adkins in Whitley. 1830 still just David, Jeremiah and Thomas Adkins. Either Talbot has moved, is dead or he has changed his name to Thomas or this Thomas was a son and he has came of age. 1840 Thomas is an Adkin and David is an Adkins but now we have another Thomas and a Hanah and James and Jeremiah all living in Whitley. By 1850 Jeremiah born 1783 in South Carolina is dead and Vally Adkin is raising their children.
We’ll continue the search…
Metcalf Family Mews 
May 2, 2009 at 12:52 am
Cinthy Gatliff abt 1875 Thos Jos Curd abt 1866 24 Dec 1893 Whitley
May 5, 2009 at 10:31 am
I show on a 1910 census from Oklahoma City where Edwrard J. Adkins, my grandfather was living in Oklahoma City, with Laura and all the children and they were livint with J.H. Adkins, (I believe Ed’s brother) and Cynthia Gatliff Adkins (their mother) was living with them at this time. Also, Dr. Ancil Gatliff was James M. and Cynthia Gatliff’s son too. Dr. Ancil Gatliff married Florida Moses, my aunt was named Florida after Ancil’s wife. I’m sure that my James Morgan Adkins was married to Cynthia Gatliff, they are attached to everything I can come up with. I know that they had relatives around Major County in Oklahoma. My mother’s aunt passed away in the 1960’s and as a result my mother was left a portion of the Adkins-Manning Gas well, I now have mother’s interest, of course by now the checks are about $200 every 6 or seven months, but that’ better than nothing. I have traced James M. back to Elizah Adkins and Jeremiah Adkins. I found where John Speed Gatliff and the whold Gatliff family disowned Cynthia after she married James. I believe that’s when that part of the Adkins split off and went to Oklahoma.
May 5, 2009 at 11:26 am
Here is the death certificate for David & Susan’s son James so we just need the certificate for yours.
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about James Adkins
Name: James Adkins
Death Date: 6 Aug 1854
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1815
Birth Location: Whitley
Father’s Name: David Adkin
Mother’s Name: Susan Adkin
May 5, 2009 at 11:27 am
1880 United States Federal Census
about James M. Adkins
Name: James M. Adkins
Home in 1880: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse’s name: Sintha A.
Father’s birthplace: Kentucky
Mother’s birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
James M. Adkins 38
Sintha A. Adkins 33
Joseph E. Adkins 11
Charlie Adkins 9
Nellie Adkins 7
John Adkins 5
Lula M. Adkins 1
May 5, 2009 at 11:28 am
1900 United States Federal Census
about James M Adkins
Name: James M Adkins
Home in 1900: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
Age: 58
Birth Date: Aug 1841
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father’s Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother’s Birthplace: Kentucky
Spouse’s name: Cynthia
Marriage Year: 1868
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 32
Residence : Williamsburg City, Whitley, Kentucky
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James M Adkins 58
Cynthia Adkins 51
Nellie Adkins 26
John Adkins 24
Elbert Adkins 19
Ansel Adkins 13
Ara Adkins 10
Chas C Adkins 28
Louniey Gatleff 73
May 5, 2009 at 11:31 am
1870 United States Federal Census
about J M Adkins
Name: J M Adkins
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Age in 1870: 28
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Whitley
Household Members:
Name Age
J M Adkins 28
Cyntha Adkins 22
Joseph E Adkins 2
J B Berry 6
May 5, 2009 at 11:32 am
1860 United States Federal Census
about James M Adkins
Name: James M Adkins
Age in 1860: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Post Office: Williamsburg
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
E T Adkins 39
James M Adkins 18
Eliza E Adkins 16
William L Adkins 12
Amanda M Adkins 9
Pilimna J Adkins 3
Geo W Rowe 52
Dicy Still 45
Wm Jenson 30
May 5, 2009 at 11:34 am
1850 United States Federal Census
about Janes Adkins
Name: Janes Adkins
[James Adkins]
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 1, Whitley, Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
Elisabeth Adkins 7
Elizah Adkins 29
Jane Adkins 4
Janes Adkins 8
Pevandry Adkins 28
Wm Adkins 1
May 5, 2009 at 11:39 am
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Joshua F Adkins
Name: Joshua F Adkins
Death Date: 12 Jun 1916
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1847
Birth Location: Tennessee
Father’s Name: Elijah Adkins
Father’s Birth Location: Tennessee
May 5, 2009 at 11:40 am
Joshua was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery check records for parents and siblings.
May 5, 2009 at 11:41 am
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Amanda M Bishop
Name: Amanda M Bishop
[Amanda M Adkins]
Death Date: 28 Apr 1927
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 14 Feb 1854
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: Elijah Adkins
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Mary McCarley
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery
May 5, 2009 at 11:43 am
Amanda was the daughter of Elijah L and Mary McCarty.
May 5, 2009 at 11:56 am
Elizah was supposed to have married Perlina McCarty
Birth: 1821
, , Virginia, USA
Death: 31 Jan 1858
This one has lot’s of loopholes. No definite answer here. That I have found. I found the OneWorld on this family and man is it whacked out. No wonder your looking for answers. The death certificates are too vague. Contact the Whitley County Historical Society and see what they have on hand. Sorry, I couldn’t be more help here. I could try more contacts and I’ll keep my eye out for any changes. Have a great day!
May 6, 2009 at 8:33 am
I wrote the wrong name for James M. Adkins, I traced him back to Elijah (not Elisa) and Jeremiah Adkins. I believe he came from the Ruthy Lynch part of the family, I believe they started out in Tennessee and then on to Whitley, Ky.
June 2, 2009 at 11:16 am
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
Loula May Adkins 7 Dec 1878 Whitley Female J M Adkins Cynthia Gatliff
August 14, 2009 at 9:21 am
My sister sent me some information on James M. Adkins, he was one of three Adkins brothers who left Kentucky and went to Okla, Charles was another brother but my sister can’t remember the 3rd brother’s name. My aunt Florida sent some old wills (we’re looking for them as my sister misplaced them) where the brothers that stayed in Kentucky and owned the coal mines begged the 3 brothers to come back from Okla and mine with them but they declined. My aunt (who is deceased) spoke of the first Adkins to arrive in America (a naval captain) who settled along the James River in Virginia and bought a large number of land there, he also had slaves and left the land and slaves to his family, my sister has his last will somewhere and is trying to find it. Also about my grandmother, Laura King, her father was a doctor who left his wife and young daughter, the mother was supposed to be known around the Whitley area as a wonderful cook and she and Laura went to live with a wealthy couple, (don’t know their name or Laura’s mother’s name) but the couple grew so fond of Laura that they wanted to adopt her and give her a really wonderful education, her mother declined that offer. As the story goes, that couple had at least 2 US presidents visit them and they were very impressed by Laura’s mother’s cooking. That’s about all I know from my sister but like I said, she is looking for all of the old wills my aunt sent her. She did say that two my aunts, Julia Adkins Sifers and Florida Adkins Sleeper visited some of the Gatliff’s a couple of times and John Speed Gatliff and Louvisey Jones Gatliff were my great grandmother, Cynthia Gatliff Adkins parents. Hopefully my sister can find all of those records because I don’t know Laura’s father’s name or her mother. I’m just hoping that somewhere along you might have heard of the information I just gave you.
August 14, 2009 at 10:00 am
I appreciate that and fully understand the need for hast. I get excited whenever I want answers and think I’ve found even some shred of hope in that area. I only wish I knew more. Another reader may have more information, if they are tracking that line.
My advise to you is: Write to the Historical Society in Whitley – or visit once a year or so and go through all of their Adkins and Gatliff family history information. Plus submit your own family history when you get their death certificates. This will be a huge asset to them as well.
Check coal mine employee records, the mine – even if is was disorganized had to file some reports and keep a few records. If it was the main employment for the town – it will hold a great amount of information.
I’ll try to see if I can come up with anything else. Hope this helps a little bit anyway.
Best Wishes,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
August 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Dr. Ancil Adkins is my grandfather, Ed’s brother, so maybe he will be easier to track down. He was one of the youngest and he lived in Okla with Cynthia Ann Gatlliff Adkins for a time.
August 15, 2009 at 7:44 pm
This isn’t him… do you have any idea who he is???
Name: Ancil Adkins
Death Date: 26 Aug 1935
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Father’s Name: Lawrence Adkins
Father’s Birth Location: Whitley
Mother’s Name: Mary Croley
Mother’s Birth Location: Jellico Tenness
August 15, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Name: Ancil Adkins
Birth: abt 1935
Death: 26 Aug 1935 – Whitley
Sorry that was a baby…
August 15, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I found him… Ansel G ADKINS Birth Sep 1886 in Williamsburg City, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.
Elbert was born: Name: Elbert Adkins Birth: 7 Jul 1881 Kentucky
Ancil Gotlieb Adkins 25 Sep 1886 Born Kentucky and drafted out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (middle names is actually Gatliff – they have misspelled it
Harry Adkins 24 Mar 1892 born Williamsburg, Kentucky. As with the others all claim to be born in Williamsburg and married with wife and child when they were drafted.
Except for Ike Adkins born 11 Jun 1893 born in Williamsburg, he’s single and Gorman Adkins Feb 1896 not sure where he was born in KY. But around the same age.
August 15, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Harry and Gorman were my uncles, Cynthia’s grandsons. I’m still confused on James M. Adkins parents. There’s so many things that show Elijah Adkins and his first wife Perline McCarty as his parents, I believe he was their second child but I’m not sure. I found one copy of a federal census in 1850 with an Elizah (should have been Elijah) and Pevandry as the wife with Janes (should have been James) but that’s the only thing I see with Pevandry at all, and there was another census where the father was E.T. and son James M.
August 15, 2009 at 8:58 pm
*Charles Adkins married Marey E Meadors 3 Mar 1904 in Whitley
I’m sure these are not completely accurate. I looked at the actual document and that’s what saw as well. Maybe get your hands on the originals and see who witnessed them. They were of age so no consent needed.
Also I found a death certificate for Perline Adkins [Pevandry or Pauline]… that married Elijah F Adkins.
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Perline Adkins
Name: Perline Adkins
Death Date: 31 Jan 1858
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: abt 1821
Mother’s Name: Nancy McCarty
[cause of death: consumption]
would need marriage license to determine the actual mother’s name.
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Pauline Jane Ward
[Pauline Jane Adkins Ward]
Spouse: J B Ward
Father: Elisha Adkins
Birth: 28 Apr 1857 – Kentucky
Death: 27 Aug 1934 – Whitley
Mother: Pauline McCrady
all from Whitley
Pauline or Perlina was buried in the Ward cemetery. Informant was Miss Lula Ward of Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky.
So I think it’s safe to say that James M Adkins was the son of Elisha and Pauline McCarty Adkins.
Will need a little more proof.
August 15, 2009 at 9:32 pm
So far I have: James M Adkins married abt 1868 Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky to Cynthia Ann Gatliff d/o John Speed Gatliff and Louvisey Jones.
I have James M & Cynthia Ann Gatliff Adkins children as follows:
Joseph Edward Adkins abt 1869
Charles C 19 Aug 1870-1960
Nella abt 1873
John or JB Berry abt 1875
Lula abt 1879
Elbert 7 Jul 1881
Ancil Gatliff 25 Sep 1886
Ara (?) abt 1892
James M Adkins a farmer, looks to be the son of Elijah 1821-1902 and 1st wife Pauline McCarty 1821-1858 Adkins married about 1842. Elijah was the son of Jeremiah and Valentine Bolin. Jeremiah was the son of Thomas & Ruth Lynch Adkins.
August 15, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Yes, I agree, I think that James M. is the son of Pearline (Pauline) or Caroline McCarty and she passed away in 1858, I believe she had two children with Elijah a girl and James M. I’ll try to get those wills from my sister and see what we can come up with although I think they may have been wills from Cornelius Gatlliff on Cynthia’s side but I’ll try to keep on my sister.
Thanks so much for your help, I really do appreciate it.
August 15, 2009 at 11:24 pm
You’re very welcome.
But I think you should still write to the Historical Society there in Whitley and see what they have. The most they can say is “Nothing”, and we’ve all been told that before. LOL Plus see the local newspaper office for their gossip columns, I call them. I’ve seen many from different cities at that decade and they are fascinating to read. Not always 100% accurate but are nice for just the basic facts anyway.
Thanks for your comments,
Sheila Jean Adkins Metcalf
August 16, 2009 at 8:39 am
I just noticed a footnote. Many of the Whitley County marriages took place or were recorded in Scott County, Tennessee. I will continue to look there for more documents.
August 16, 2009 at 9:24 am
After taking a very close look at the 1857 Kentucky Birth Record for N J Adkins:
Name: N J Adkins
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1857
Birth County: Whitley
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: E F Adkins
Mother’s Name: Perlania McCarty
This is daughter Paulina Jane Adkins Ward. Not sure if they were unsettled on a name or it’s possible that whatever they started out with they changed later. Just giving her the initials of N. J. – until they found one they were happy with. maybe whatever the N stood for, was to long for the recorder to write? Who knows?
“My sister-in-law has a baby sister, they had named her “Baby” until their school in KY wouldn’t allow her to attend with that as her name. They said she had to have a PROPER name. At the age of 6 she was then given the name of Cathy by my sister-in-law. And, my sister-in-law never uses her own given name on anything, she herself goes by a nickname that was given to her by her uncle when she was tiny… So I do know that this does happen.”
The dates are the same and it does show that Elijah went by “E. F. Adkins” and that Pevandry was in fact, Perlina. I’m thinking it’s all in the pronunciation. All peoples then used Perlina instead of Paulina. This was common. We may find when tracing daughter Paulina that she too went by Perlina. We shall soon see.
August 16, 2009 at 10:17 am
Here is an earlier James E Adkins:
Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914
about James E Adkins
Name: James E Adkins
Age: 22
Est. Birth Year: abt 1833
Birth Location: Whitley
Residence: Hancock
Spouse Name: Rose Ann Clark
Spouse Age: 16
Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1839
Spouse Birth Location: Hancock
Spouse residence: Hancock
Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1855
Marriage Location: Hancock
County of Record: Hancock
August 16, 2009 at 11:25 am
For your records:
Notes on sister, Perlina Jane Adkins Ward sister of James M Adkins, children of Elijah F Adkins and Perlina McCarty:
In 1900 James & Perlina J Ward[same age] married stated 24 years [1876] number of children 8, of which 7 are living. They’re living in Martins Springs or Eagle Creek but census reporting in Martin Springs, Whitley, Kentucky
James Ward 43
Perlina J Ward 43
Lula Ward 23
James I Ward 19
Stella Ward 15
Mattie Ward 11
Ara Ward 5
Mamie Ward 2
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James B Ward age 73 is living in Woodbine, Whitley, Kentucky in 1930 is living with Pauline birth date wrong – 1888 [she was born in 1857 as was he]. Census was written on April 22, he was already 73 and she stated age 72 because her birthday was the 28th. Daughters Lula and Mae were living with them.
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Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
about James D B Ward
Name: James D B Ward
Birth Date: 24 Jul 1856
Birth County: Whitley
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Mother’s Name: Virginia Davis
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Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about J B Ward
Name: J B Ward
Death Date: 12 Nov 1934
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1856
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Virgnia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
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* His mother “Virginia” Davis or Adams may have remarried or the informant made a mistake on her last name.
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Now here is where it gets really messed up:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about James L Ward
Name: James L Ward
Death Date: 13 Jan 1946
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1881
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Spouse’s Name: Fannie Harp Ward
Spouse’s Age: 58
Father’s Name: J B Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Jannice Adkins
Mother’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
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I looked at this death certificate for their son James [cause of death heart disease]and it looks to me as if the mothers name was spelled Jannica it ended with an a rather than a ‘e’ and the first ‘n’ is questionable as well. But neither spelling is Perlina or Jane. The informant was his wife, Mrs. James L Ward of Walden Kentucky and he was buried in Corinth Cemetery. I would look there for other Ward and Adkins family tombstones.
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Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Mattie Ward
Name: Mattie Ward
Death Date: 27 Oct 1917
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1887
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: J B Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Jennie Adkins
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
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***Note: Perlina may have went by Jennie or Jannie? Hattie was single and her occupation was housekeeper. [Cause of death was looks likes ‘Pellagra’ which is a vitamin deficiency]. Mothers first name very iffy; given by informant: J. B. Ward [her father]. Burial in Ward Cemetery.
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J B Ward’s sister Alice:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Alice Ward Early
Name: Alice Ward Early
[Alice Ward Ward]
Death Date: 24 Mar 1941
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 82
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1859
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Spouse’s Name: James H Early
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Virginia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
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His brother Brent:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Brent Ward
Name: Brent Ward
Death Date: 1874
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: abt 1852
Birth Location: Whitley
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Whitley
Mother’s Name: VA Ward
Mother’s Birth Location: Whitley
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Older brother George:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about George Ward
Name: George Ward
Death Date: 27 Nov 1926
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1867
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Virginia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
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Younger brother Wilgus:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Wilgus Ward
Name: Wilgus Ward
Death Date: 2 Nov 1943
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1874
Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky
Father’s Name: B D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Virginia
Mother’s Name: Virginia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Virginia
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Brother Powell Ward:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Powell Ward
Name: Powell Ward
Death Date: 16 Feb 1918
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1862
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: Benj D Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Virginia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
(informant Zeb Ward)
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possibly Father Benjamin:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Benjamin Davenport Ward
Name: Benjamin Davenport Ward
Death Date: 8 Nov 1917
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 88
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1829
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: Benjamin Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Virginia Adams
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
informant: Zeb Ward – listed names are probably his parents name rather than B. D. Ward parents, which is unfortunate because no way to find out for sure who his parents names were.
[cause of death – Brights disease]. Sorry “Ward Genealogist”.
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Note: I’d come closer to believe that their parents B. D. & Virginia were born in Virginia rather than as stated in Whitley, Kentucky by the informants.
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*Note: I also found this interesting:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Lucy B Tye
Name: Lucy B Tye
[Lucy B Ward]
Death Date: 23 Nov 1916
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1839
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: John E Ward
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Susan F Curd
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
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Note mothers name: Susan Curd.
Are you sure that your grandmother Cynthia never married a Curd? It looks like a pattern forming here. Cynthia may have married James M Adkins under her married name of Curd rather than Gatliff? a possibility. – Never throw out an idea, if it hold water, then go with it.
August 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm
E. T. should have been E. F. Adkins and the Pevandry should have been Perlina.
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Mrs Elizebeth Adkins
Name: Mrs Elizebeth Adkins
Death Date: 18 Dec 1929
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 85
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1844
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father’s Name: Eliga Adkins
Father’s Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother’s Name: Paulina McCarty
Mother’s Birth Location: Kentucky
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She must have married an Adkins as well.
August 28, 2009 at 6:22 pm
E. T. should have been E. F. Adkins and the Pevandry should have been Perlina.
<strong>Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953</strong>
about Mrs Elizebeth Adkins
Name: Mrs Elizebeth Adkins
Death Date: 18 Dec 1929
Death Location: Whitley
Residence Location: Whitley
Age: 85
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1844
Birth Location: Kentucky
Father's Name: Eliga Adkins
Father's Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Paulina McCarty
Mother's Birth Location: Kentucky
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She must have married an Adkins as well.;. All the best!!
September 17, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I finally got the death dates for Ed J. Adkins,b Whitley, Ky 1869- d 1946, buried in Rose Hill Cemetary, Okla City, Ok., Laura E. Adkins,b Whitley, Ky 1872- d 1944,buried in Rose Hill Cemetary, Okla City, Ok., Cynthia Gatliff Adkins, b Whitley, Ky 1846- d 1919, buried at Fairlawn Cemetary, Oklahoma City, Ok. Cynthia’s plot was a lone plot so that means James M. Adkins is buried in Williamsburg, Whitley, Ky, probably 1906, I need to get confirmation on that. Rose Hill Cemetary didn’t open until after Cynthia had been gone for a while.
October 9, 2009 at 2:43 pm
California Adkins
Doing research on early families of hometown of Colton, San Bernardino Co., CA. In late 1800s early 1900s there were at least 2-3 famililes. 1900 Census: widow Esther Adkins, b. May 1820 WV; son James M. Adkins, 42, b. Oct 1857 IL; son Daniel C. Adkins, 37, b. Jan 1863 IL
Second Family: 1900 Census: Thomas Strainfin Adkins, b. Sep 1839 MO, city marshall; wife Melinda J, 42, b. Dec 1857 MO (par. b. KY) 3 children: 1) Esther A. Adkins, 15, b. Aug 1884 KS; 2) Mary A. Adkins, 13, b. Sep 1886 KS; Alpha Adkins, 8, b. Jun 1891 CA. Thomas S. Adkins died in 1920.
Since first child named Esther, Thomas may be son of Esther first family.
Third family: 1900 Census: Dun Adkins, 42, b. MO, RR inspector; wife Matilda Crull, 33, b. CA. Matilda m. first Evans M. Withrow. 1 child w. her: Raymond Withrow, 7, b. WS.
February 20, 2011 at 10:03 pm
I find a tremendous amount of misinformation on this site. My great grandmother was Cynthia Anne Gatliff Adkins, sister of Dr. Ancil Gatliff. Her two oldest sons were Ed and Charles (my grandfather married to Maretta Meadors). John Speed, Cynthia’s father had re-inherited James and Cynthia years before they went to Oklahoma where James immediately died in 1907. I never heard that Dr. Ancil Gatliff visited the family in Okla. because he had kicked my grandfather out of his life for being drunk on a job he had given him at one of his coal mines.
February 20, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Maybe my previous post didn’t get through? A lot of misinformation on this site. I’ll just tell the facts: James and Cynthia Gatliff Adkins were in good standing with her family when they took off for Okla in 1906 tho I’m sure their second son Charles, my grandfather, had greatly displeased his uncle Ancil (Cynthia’s younger brother) by showing up drunk on the job at Uncle Ancil’s coal mine in TN. James died the following year, 1907. John Speed, Cynthia’s father, had so far forgiven the young couple that he gave them and their growing brood a house on the Cumberland. The Adkins tribe went to Okla trying to cash in on the possibility of better fortunes than existed in the KY mountains.
February 21, 2011 at 5:01 am
Dear Patricia,
The problem is it’s not “misinformation,” its the information at hand. There were so many James Morgan Adkins, due to the Adkins family intermarrying with the Morgan Family in Kentucky. But this post was about a certain James Morgan Adkins and a question about him and what had been reported at the time. To learn an answer, you must first ask a question as this woman had.
As in any family, many will see the same information and come away from it, with the their own interpretation. No one can ever know all the facts, just going by what they’ve heard. Even some with first hand information get it wrong, with that being said, I do appreciate your input on this James Morgan as will those that asked the question, maybe you can get with her and work this out between you.
Thanks as always,
Sheila